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Author Jackson, Donna M., 1959-

Title Extreme scientists : exploring nature's mysteries from perilous places / by Donna M. Jackson.

Publication Info. Boston : Houghton Mifflin Books for Children, 2009.

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Location Call No. Status OPAC Message Public Note Gift Note
 Moore Children's & Young Adult Collection  CH/YA 509.22 Jackso Ext 2009    Available  ---  Gift of Phyllis Fantauzzo.
Description 63 pages : color illustrations, color map ; 24 x 29 cm.
age Children
Series Scientists in the field
Scientists in the field.
Audience 1130 Lexile.
Awards A Junior Library Guild selection
Study Program Accelerated Reader/Renaissance Learning MG 7.6 2.
Summary Extreme scientists battle some of the Earth's most intense conditions, from hurricanes to caves to the crowns of towering redwoods, in order to save lives, preserve species, and help us to better understand the way our planet works.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (page 69) and index.
Contents Hurricane hunter: Paul Flaherty: Tracking dangerous storms -- Cave woman: Hazel Barton: Mining microbes -- Skywalker: Steve Sillett: Scaling the Redwoods -- Want to dig deeper?: Trailblazing terms -- Source notes -- Index.
Biography Donna M. Jackson is an award-winning author of nonfiction books for children and holds a master's deree in journalism from the University of Colorado at Boulder.
Study Program Accelerated Reader MG 7.6 2.
Provenance Gift of Phyllis Fantauzzo.
Subject Science -- Vocational guidance -- Juvenile literature.
Science -- Vocational guidance.
Explorers -- Juvenile literature.
Explorers.
Science -- Juvenile literature.
Science.
Genre/Form Juvenile works.
ISBN 0618777067 (hardback)
9780618777068 (hardback)